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U.S. inaction betrays Iraqi refugees - 0 Comments

Two weeks ago, America’s last remaining troops streamed down Iraq’s dusty southern highway toward Kuwait. As the final convoy crossed the border, America’s military engagement in Iraq was finally over. But the war is far from over for the thousands of innocent Iraqis who served the U.S. mission and are now being left behind to face persecution.

Unless Washington acts to clear the backlog on their visa applications, many may die at the hands of al-Qaeda in Iraq or anti-American militias. Many more will languish as refugees. It does not need to be this way.